[Angel didn't have time to respond, to affirm or deny what the gladiator had asked. She watched the woman stand, stunned into silence by her shift in demeanor. It wasn't as if she had expected this talk to go pleasantly, but this reaction was... a bit on the unexpected side.]
[It didn't take Angel long to stand herself, nor did it take any convincing for her to try to reach out, to offer some amount of comfort in the face of her obvious distress.]
Athena --
[Before she could finish, before her hand could make contact with the woman's shoulder, she was gone, moving almost too quick for the siren to hope to keep up with. She glanced at their unfinished ice cream, to the staff, then to the door. This wasn't at all how she wanted their outing to go.]
[But she wasn't going to leave it at that, either. She followed the woman out of the little shop, not nearly strong or fast enough to hope to keep up. Instead, she waited until the doors closed behind her to shout after the woman.]
Athena, wait! [She wanted to say more, but none of the words would come to her. What was she even supposed to say in a case like this?]
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[It didn't take Angel long to stand herself, nor did it take any convincing for her to try to reach out, to offer some amount of comfort in the face of her obvious distress.]
Athena --
[Before she could finish, before her hand could make contact with the woman's shoulder, she was gone, moving almost too quick for the siren to hope to keep up with. She glanced at their unfinished ice cream, to the staff, then to the door. This wasn't at all how she wanted their outing to go.]
[But she wasn't going to leave it at that, either. She followed the woman out of the little shop, not nearly strong or fast enough to hope to keep up. Instead, she waited until the doors closed behind her to shout after the woman.]
Athena, wait! [She wanted to say more, but none of the words would come to her. What was she even supposed to say in a case like this?]